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i'm making that number un. -- up. gwen: just for the record. >> but i think what it will come down to, a little bit on monday, is about issues of leadership, trust, character, who do you relate to? the difference is, if you actually narrow down the policy differences between the two, they're relatively miner. as we really at stake in this conversation is -- what's really at stake in this conversation is who do you think leads america better? romney says president obama has been weak. president obama said osama bin laden, got him. that's the essence of his argument. it may be a bigger debate than we think it is, despite the lack of attention to these issues. >> i think that's right. i think it sends signals. voters sometimes get angry when we don't talk about the specific details and they get angry when the candidates don't do that either but a lot of voters take their views to these candidates back to trust. who am i going to trust when decisions are being made when i'm not at the table? that has to do with their live
i'm making that number un. -- up. gwen: just for the record. >> but i think what it will come down to, a little bit on monday, is about issues of leadership, trust, character, who do you relate to? the difference is, if you actually narrow down the policy differences between the two, they're relatively miner. as we really at stake in this conversation is -- what's really at stake in this conversation is who do you think leads america better? romney says president obama has been weak....
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yes and i -- and recognizing that when one says it's uns&p to the united states, that means what it says. >> tell me if i'm wrong, david. he says that the red line is the same as the president's red live. that's not what the campaign has been saying the >> and not even what romney said himself there in july. the president has said he would stop iran from obtbtning a weapon but the big debate is what do you do about iran obtaining the capability to build one? the at built to put together the fuel, weaponry, the expertise, deliver it on a missile? the israeli position has been you've got to stop this before they get the weapon. once they have the weapon it's too late. previously mr. romney basically adopted the israeli position and on the day that he said this to george stephanopoulos, the campaign had a number of their surrogates out describing to us why the romney -- why a romney president would stop the capability. gwen: and the campaign said it was inartfully worded? >> that george stephanopoulos had mischaracterized the position. i didn't hear a lot of mimiharacterization. it's a comp
yes and i -- and recognizing that when one says it's uns&p to the united states, that means what it says. >> tell me if i'm wrong, david. he says that the red line is the same as the president's red live. that's not what the campaign has been saying the >> and not even what romney said himself there in july. the president has said he would stop iran from obtbtning a weapon but the big debate is what do you do about iran obtaining the capability to build one? the at built to put...
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online, we have some rather un- romantic news for those with broken hearts on this valentine's day. kwame holman explains. >> holman: a broken heart, it turns out, can be fatal. on our health page, find out about how severe emotional shock, such as losing a loved one, can impair the heart and cause death. on art beat, jeff talks to pianist jonathan biss about his ongoing nine-year project to master and record beethoven's piano sonatas. and tonight's edition of "frontline" follows former chicago street gang members who worked to stop the violence there. here's an excerpt from "the interrupters." the voice belongs to former gang enforcer, ameena matthews. . >> holding a prayer vigil for a kid shot in front of his home is listening to the radio. he definitely wasn't in a game. he was loved by his block. when ego sets in, these young guys say let's go get who we think did it. >> i'm hearing 20 different things. all of it is is stupid. all of it is stupid. 2:00 in the afternoon coming home from school. for real? this is unacceptable for me to be holding this boy, this young man obituary.
online, we have some rather un- romantic news for those with broken hearts on this valentine's day. kwame holman explains. >> holman: a broken heart, it turns out, can be fatal. on our health page, find out about how severe emotional shock, such as losing a loved one, can impair the heart and cause death. on art beat, jeff talks to pianist jonathan biss about his ongoing nine-year project to master and record beethoven's piano sonatas. and tonight's edition of "frontline"...
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on one hand they've continued to argue against any kind of meaningful sanctions at the un security council. but on the other hand, they've been saying some thing that signal to assad himself that their support is not unconditional and not unlimited and that he needs to be thinking about whether their alternative strategies. an exit strategy or a strategy of negotiation. and i agree that we did see a convergence in this statement from the whitehouse today that both the russians and the u.s. do not want regime collapse, they want a negotiated transition. >> woodruff: frederic wehrey, do you see anything at this point, and from any direction, that would permit the assad regime to strengthen and to hold on and to gain ground back against the opposition? >> i don't see it. i mean i think we've reached such a psychological tipping point here with the loyalists and those that were sitting on the fence with the fighting taken to damascus, that it's really a matter of time. the opposition is certainly divided, it's weak, it lacks logistics, it lacks a command structure. but it's going to muddle on
on one hand they've continued to argue against any kind of meaningful sanctions at the un security council. but on the other hand, they've been saying some thing that signal to assad himself that their support is not unconditional and not unlimited and that he needs to be thinking about whether their alternative strategies. an exit strategy or a strategy of negotiation. and i agree that we did see a convergence in this statement from the whitehouse today that both the russians and the u.s. do...
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we can see that kim jung-un has kind of flunked his first leadership test here. and we can see there are problems. and the question is whether there is a sort of diplomatic path forward. i can imagine the chinese are not at all happy with the way the north koreans have behaved on th. >> joel witt, do you see any diplomatic path at least to restraining the next nuclear underground test, the assumed one? >> well, i don't think there is any way of heading that off. i mean, all the events are in motion. and they've been in motion for a while. the missile test, then of course every one anticipated that we would go to the u.n. for sanctions. and the north koreans knew this. so they had plans for the nuclear test. that's going to happen. there's no way to head any of this off. the issue is at what point might we get back to a situation where we can at least reengage the north koreans and put in place a policy to stop this. >> but what kind of engagement-- i mean successive administrations have tried isolation, and they've tried engagement. and nothing seems to divert th
we can see that kim jung-un has kind of flunked his first leadership test here. and we can see there are problems. and the question is whether there is a sort of diplomatic path forward. i can imagine the chinese are not at all happy with the way the north koreans have behaved on th. >> joel witt, do you see any diplomatic path at least to restraining the next nuclear underground test, the assumed one? >> well, i don't think there is any way of heading that off. i mean, all the...
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falk has received more than $4 million from labor uns unions, which plays a key role in collecting the really pets. falk played up union support in a tv ad last week. >> one was there from the start, one has been endorsed by wisconsin workers. >> reporter: barrett meanwhile has targeted walker's leadership and handling of the economy. >> scott walker has divided our state, and while he's pursued his ideological agenda, last year wisconsin lost more jobs than any state in the country. >> reporter: the democratic primary is next week, but walker isn't waiting. he went on the air last week with a tv ad knocking barrett over milwaukee's unemployment and tax rates. for more on what's at stake and the national implications of the recall, we're joined from madison by fred reek afreyburg of wisconsin public television, and people of both the republican and democratic persuasions watched from the rest of the country, as wisconsin went through its to and fro. is it still attracting that kind of interest from the rest of the country? >> well, i think it is, you see the discussions with various de
falk has received more than $4 million from labor uns unions, which plays a key role in collecting the really pets. falk played up union support in a tv ad last week. >> one was there from the start, one has been endorsed by wisconsin workers. >> reporter: barrett meanwhile has targeted walker's leadership and handling of the economy. >> scott walker has divided our state, and while he's pursued his ideological agenda, last year wisconsin lost more jobs than any state in the...
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so what's a highly indebted, un- or underemployed grad to do? >> if there's no jobs, we can't pay those student loans back. >> reporter: the occupy movement tried to organize a mass repudiation of student loan debt. it failed. no wonder, given how firmly the law is on the side of lenders. but it turns out that many of the un or underemployed protestors are probably eligible for substantial relief that they don't even know about. >> once a borrower graduates or leaves school, it's very hard to counsel them on all their options. >> reporter: according to mark kantrowitz, because most student loan debt is federally guaranteed, most is eligible for a federal assistance program, in place since 2009, called income based repayment. but hardly anyone is using it. >> right now, about 2.25% of borrowers are actually taking advantage of income based repayment. >> reporter: 2.25%? that's all? >> 2.25%. so out of 37 million were talking 600,000-700,000. >> reporter: well, why is everybody not taking advantage of it? it would seem like a no-brainer. >> partly
so what's a highly indebted, un- or underemployed grad to do? >> if there's no jobs, we can't pay those student loans back. >> reporter: the occupy movement tried to organize a mass repudiation of student loan debt. it failed. no wonder, given how firmly the law is on the side of lenders. but it turns out that many of the un or underemployed protestors are probably eligible for substantial relief that they don't even know about. >> once a borrower graduates or leaves school,...
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connecticut,un, we talked about how this is a state on the one hand you would think a democrat could do well there, but she's a woman. she moderated her positions and she put a lot of money into it. >> she sure did, and she ran an entirely different campaign from the campaign she won last time. this was a sochter, more woman campaign. last time she ran as a business success and told her personal story this time and was competitive. but chris enoughy, the democratic congressman, spent, as gwen mentions, $9 million-- not of his own money because he doesn't have it-- but he did win and it's a pickup for the democrats in the sense it was held by an independent, joe lieberman. >> the conventional view is if she had won this campaign last time she probably would have run it. it's to you to run against a national tide in a strong state red or blue. >> ifill: even with that much money. we have talked ad nausim about money and how it's corrupting thiks. >> i tend to think money is overrated. you have to get to a certain threshold to introduce yourself to people with money. after that threshol
connecticut,un, we talked about how this is a state on the one hand you would think a democrat could do well there, but she's a woman. she moderated her positions and she put a lot of money into it. >> she sure did, and she ran an entirely different campaign from the campaign she won last time. this was a sochter, more woman campaign. last time she ran as a business success and told her personal story this time and was competitive. but chris enoughy, the democratic congressman, spent, as...